HUMAN RIGHTS/ Civil Liberties, Disabilities,
Mental Health, Prisons, Miscarriages of Justice

Updates for this Page are now at TANSAL ABUSE & RIGHTS www.tansal.org.uk

 

HUMAN RIGHTS 2009 (and scroll down)

HUMAN RIGHTS TV - www.humanrightstv.com Video Channels www.humanrightstv.com/channel-az

INJUSTICE Films - www.injusticefilm.co.uk

INQUEST - www.inquest.org.uk  A charity that provides a free advice service to bereaved people on
contentious deaths and their investigation with a particular focus on deaths in custody. Downloads and booklets

PRISONERS' Justice Day - August 10th 2009, an international event started by prisoners to acknowledge and remember all those who have died in prison and police custody, visit www.co-re.org/joomla/

RE-THINK - Information for those coping with mental illness, who are caring for someone http://www.rethink.org

SAINSBURY CENTRE for MENTAL HEALTH www.scmh.org.uk/ Download the Bradley Report suggestions on ways to improve the treatment of people with mental health problems in the criminal justice system

SMART Justice www.smartjustice.org: Alternatives to Prison - extensive database of community projects by region or category www.smartjustice.org/alternatives.html

TIME TO CHANGE - Challenging discrimination in Mental Health: http://www.time-to-change.org.uk - Check their website for local events, campaigns and information.

UAI United Against Injustice Conference Day 10th October 2009, Leeds - www.unitedagainstinjustice.org.uk

 

USEFUL RESOURCES
CITIZENS' ADVICE BUREAUX
CAB main Site: www.nacab.org.uk
Online downloadable information on many issues + local CAB Branches: www.adviceguide.org.uk

DISABILITY & HUMAN RIGHTS
For information on disability issues for yourself or someone you know, and what you can do to help:
SCOPE at www.scope.org.uk for information on cerebral palsy and on disabled people achieving equality.  You can get involved in their campaign at www.timetogetequal.org.uk

Disability Now at www.disabilitynow.org.uk for information about living with disability.  They have compiled a list of crimes against disabled people at www.disabilitynow.org.uk/the-hate-crime-dossier

Leonard Cheshire Disability at www.lcdisability.org
Also see their fascinating Creature Discomforts animation site 'Change the Way you see Disability' at www.creaturediscomforts.org  If you can't see the animations on your computer just click for text only

Useful Disability & General Links at DPPi Webpage www.dppi.org.uk/links/index.php

GOVERNMENT & ACADEMIC
Directgov (Public Services Rights & Responsibilities) www.direct.gov.uk
Department of Constitutional Affairs  www.dca.gov.uk/index.htm
Ministry of Justice  www.justice.gov.uk
Information Commissioner's Office  www.ico.gov.uk
The British Library  www.bl.uk/collections/social/actcit7.html
Kent University Lawlinks  http://library.kent.ac.uk/library/lawlinks/gateways.htm
Keele University (Human Rights Treaties & Conventions)  www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/rights.htm

LIBERTY & BIHR
LIBERTY (Civil Liberties/Human Rights) www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk
BIHR (British Institute of Human Rights) www.bihr.org.uk

 

MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE

CO-RE Communities of Resistance http://www.co-re.org/joomla/
FAIR TRIALS International  www.fairtrials.net
INNOCENT  www.innocent.org.uk
INNOCENCE NETWORK  www.innocencenetwork.org.uk
INSIDEOUBT www.insidedoubt.co.uk  Click on Features for case histories
MOJUK  www.mojuk.org.uk Sign up to receive email updates
PORTIA Campaign  www.portia.org

SMART Justice www.smartjustice.org: Alternatives to Prison extensive database of a range of community projects by region or category - Women, Young People, Race & Justice, Drugs Drink & Mental Health, Community Penalty Projects - www.smartjustice.org/alternatives.html

UAI United Against Injustice Conference Day 10th October 2009, Leeds www.unitedagainstinjustice.org.uk

 

BOOKS, ARTICLES, YOUTUBE etc.

PORTIA CAMPAIGN Website
Archives: www.portia.org/archive.html

Other sites of interest: www.portia.org/othersites.html

'Citizens Advice Handbook: Practical Independent Advice' Penguin paperback C.A.B.
'Your Rights: the Liberty Guide to Human Rights' by Megan Addis & Penelope Morrow
'The Handbook of Human Rights Law: An accessible approach to the issues & principles' Michael Arnheim
'Human Rights in the UK: An Introduction to The Human Rights Act 1998' by D.Hoffman & J.Rowe QC

'No Smoke: the Shocking Truth about British Justice' by Sandra Lean
'Legal Blunders' by Geoff Tibballs
'Rethinking Miscarriages of Justice: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg'  book by Dr Michael Naughton (see WATCH ONLINE below for related items)

'The Algebra of Justice' for comments on some wellknown UK cases http://www.justjustice.org/algebra.html

WATCH ONLINE

HUMAN RIGHTS TV Video Channels www.humanrightstv.com/channel-az
INJUSTICE Films - www.injusticefilm.co.uk
INNOCENCE Network UK, Dr Michael Naughton www.humanrightstv.com/innocence-inuk
WITNESS (formerly POPAN) www.youtube.com/user/WITNESS2007

YOUTUBE - You can search on the Website

 

LSE Centre for the Study of Human Rights, London
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/humanRights/events/Default.htm
Public events are a key part of the Centre's activities, providing a critical and scholarly forum for discussion and debate. Through public lectures, seminars and conferences, the Centre enables scholars, practitioners, journalists and policy makers from the public, private, commercial and non-governmental sectors to examine critical issues in the field of human rights.
Podcasts of some events are available from the website.


MENTAL HEALTH & OTHER LINKS

ABUSE SURVIVORS - for young people or people of any age who have been abused.
See TANSAL (The Abuse Network Survivor Aid Links) at www.tansal.org.uk

BAN BULLYING at WORK (Ann Craft Trust) - www.banbullyingatwork.com

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, Stalking, Coercive Behaviour; BULLYING (including in the Workplace)

LET'S REDUCE ABUSE - www.docmatrix.me.uk/reduceabuse.html

MIND  http://www.mind.org.uk  15-19 Broadway, London E15 4BQ   Information, help, advocacy to users and professionals in the mental health field, training, books, and magazine. Has many regional offices.

RE-THINK - Information for those coping with mental illness, or caring for someone http://www.rethink.org

SAINSBURY CENTRE for MENTAL HEALTH www.scmh.org.uk/

SCAPEGOATING, One-upmanship & Abuse article

SOCIAL/GROUP ASPECTS of Behaviour/ CULT related Links

TIME TO CHANGE - Challenging discrimination in Mental Health: http://www.time-to-change.org.uk

TOPAZ GOLDEN - for older people or anyone facing problems normally associated with ageing such as being a Carer, bereavement, ill-health, disability, retirement, reduced income: http://topazgolden.freehosting.net

 

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